diff --git a/kfilemetadata.spec b/kfilemetadata.spec
index a16c6a9..a05f664 100644
--- a/kfilemetadata.spec
+++ b/kfilemetadata.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 %define majver %(echo %version | cut -d. -f1-2)
 Name:          kfilemetadata
-Version:       5.96.0
+Version:       5.97.0
 Release:       1mamba
 Summary:       A simple library for extracting the text and metadata from a number of different files
 Group:         System/Libraries
@@ -112,6 +112,9 @@ exit 0
 %{_kde5_mkspecsdir}/qt_KFileMetaData.pri
 
 %changelog
+* Wed Aug 17 2022 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 5.97.0-1mamba
+- automatic version update by autodist
+
 * Mon Jul 11 2022 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 5.96.0-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist